Method for analyzing and classifying three dimensional seismic information
Patent 6226596 Issued on May 1, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 27, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 27, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesVisualization technology method Method for obtaining a representation of a geological structure Patent #: 6011557 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 429308 filed on 10/27/1999US Classes:702/16, Specific display system (e.g., mapping, profiling)367/73Synthetic seismograms and modelsExaminersPrimary: McElheny, Donald Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 019/00AbstractVolume Seismic textures are evaluated using a Voxel Coupling Matrix (VCM) to capture and characterize three dimensional seismic reflection patterns. To extract the VCM seismic textural information at a specific location within the seismic amplitude input data, a finite number of neighboring voxels called a texture element (texel) are processed to create the VCM. The VCM is then processed to create a plurality of texture attributes. This processing is performed at each voxel location throughout the whole seismic data volume to create multiple texture attribute volumes. These attribute volumes are subsequently used as inputs into an attribute-trace classification method to produce a seismic interpretation volume. The interpretation volume is displayed using any number of distinct colors to represent various numbers of classes of reflection patterns present within the seismic volume. | |
